If you want to earn a real interest rate of 3% on money you lend, and you expect that inflation will be 2%, what nominal rate of interest will you charge?

A) 1% B) 5% C) 6% D) 9%


B

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A. A chooses Up, B chooses Right B. A chooses Up, B chooses Left C. A chooses Down, B chooses Left D. A chooses Down, B chooses Right

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Suppose Starbucks currently charges $2.50 per cup for its latte

If Starbucks raises the price to $3.00 per cup, based on the demand curve in the figure above, its total revenue will ________ because the demand for Starbucks latte is ________ over this price range. A) increase; elastic B) decrease; elastic C) increase; inelastic D) increase; unit elastic E) not change; unit elastic

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During the Great Depression in the 1930s unemployment was so bad that nearly _____ of the labor force was unemployed.

A. 1/2 B. 1/5 C. 1/4 D. 1/3

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You use U.S. currency to pay the owner of a restaurant for a delicious meal. The currency

a. has no intrinsic value. The exchange is an example of barter. b. has no intrinsic value. The exchange is not an example of barter. c. has intrinsic value. The exchange is not an example of barter. d. has intrinsic value. The exchange is not an example of barter.

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